No Rest for the Wicked Makes Big Performances Improvements With Hotfix 3

Moon Studios releases its biggest update for Early Access title No Rest for the Wicked with Hotfix 3 addressing a large number of community-driven issues including performance, game balance, and much more. Moon Studios’ latest title has finally arrived, though as an Early Access title on Steam, where the developer can collect feedback and continue to improve the game before it launches in full. No Rest for the Wicked attempts to innovate the Action RPG genre, mixing elements of franchises like Diablo and adding some unique mechanics of its own.

While Moon Studios has seen plenty of buzz surrounding No Rest for the Wicked, the Early Access launch hasn’t always been a smooth one. The community has highlighted a number of issues with the game, though the developer has been very quick to issue new updates for No Rest for the Wicked to add quality of life improvements, fix bugs, as well as tweak the gameplay experience for elements and mechanics that may not be functioning as well as expected. With that said, Moon Studios has released the third update, bringing some of the biggest changes to the game yet.

Early Access Hotfix 3 addresses a large number of issues plaguing No Rest for the Wicked, including a huge list of bug fixes as well. Moon Studios continues to quickly respond to player feedback during the Early Access period, and tweaking various gameplay elements like adjusting Dig Spot rates for improved Clay drops while also reducing the number of hits needed to mine or dig, improving the behavior of certain enemies including the Nith Screamer and Shackled Brute. Parrying in No Rest for the Wicked has also been updated so that it now consumes stamina. Moon Studios has also added numerous gameplay settings while also fixing issues related to HDR rendering.

No Rest for the Wicked Hotfix 3 Addresses Performance Issues

However, for many players, the biggest piece to Hotfix 3 is with the various performance improvements. Many No Rest for the Wicked players have reported game crashes and low FPS, so these improvements should go a long way to improving the overall experience. Performance updates in Hotfix 3 include less aggressive Dynamic Resolution Scaling, improved offscreen physics culling, as well as additional shader, weather effects, and memory optimizations. A member of the dev team also indicated that bird animations were also negatively impacting game performance, so this update also makes various improvements there as well.

Although the game launched only a few days ago in Early Access, it has seemingly been all hands on deck at Moon Studios as new updates have been released at a rapid pace. Alongside these hotfixes, Moon Studios released a roadmap for No Rest for the Wicked to help set expectations in terms of some of the bigger content additions. While there are no solid dates yet, Update 1 will include multiplayer, both through 4 player co-op as well as PvP. Beyond that is Update 2, which Moon Studios calls “The Breach” and aims to include new enemies, loot, and regions to explore.

No Rest for the Wicked

From Moon Studios, creators of the Ori franchise, is an ARPG-style game called No Rest for the Wicked. The plague Pestilence has swept over the land and King Harol has died, leaving the land in turmoil. Players become a Cerim, a member of a group of holy warriors sworn to take up arms against Pestilence and cleanse the land. 

Developer(s)

Moon Studios

Genre(s)

Action RPG

Number of Players

1-4